Without A Queen (POF Sequel)

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*Toni and Iman*

No one

"I don't even know why I agreed on coming out during the night." Iman muttered as Toni opened her door and Iman stepped out of his sleek black car.

"Aren't you the same one who said they couldn't sleep?"
"Yes...but it's dangerous during the night."
"Iman, sometimes you walk around the city with just sunglasses and scarves on and nothing happens to you. I'm still surprised you've never been mobbed before." Toni chuckled.

"I'm just really smart about the places I choose to go and when." Iman told him.

"Does it at least feel good to get fresh air and not be cooped up in your bed?" Toni asked, smiling. "No, it doesn't. I rather be in my bed right now." Iman took off her glasses, it was way too dark to be wearing those.
"Doing...,nothing."
"I'm just afraid of being seen by people right now. Especially with Justin and I's divorce..."

"Oh I understand." Toni said feeling bad for her.
"A lot of people don't like me, because of it."
"What? Iman a lot of people love and adore you. I for one, am one of them. You're a really genuine and nice person. I don't see how anyone could dislike you." Toni told her.

He meant every word he said. Iman wasn't lying when she said during her interview that she is still the same person you'd meet any other day.

"You really think so?" Iman asked looking up at him as they felt the breeze of the wind passing by them.

"Yes, I haven't met one person who's said otherwise. We really appreciate what you've done since becoming queen. You have a really big heart. Don't you still do charity work and stuff like that?"

Iman smiled. "Y-yes I do. "
"See? Even after being queen you're still the same. What I really admire about you is that you're very compassionate, your personality is outstanding, oh and generous." He said.

"Thanks Toni, means a lot." Iman said.
"No problem." He said pulling her in and wrapping his arms around her, hugging her. Iman smiled and relaxed into the hug.
"You're a good guy, Toni." She said resting her head in his chest.

"There you go again.." He laughed, breaking away. "Yeah but it's true." Iman chuckled. "Thanks for being here for me...by the way." Iman said looking down. His support actually meant a lot.

Iman felt comfortable around Toni. He's very understanding, nice, a good friend to her and takes time to listen. Not that her other friends weren't, but they couldn't really grasp Iman's intentions.

"Do you have anyone else that's helping you through this?" Toni asked her. Surely he couldn't be the only one that was by her side.

"Well..sort of. I have friends and family that call to check up on me, but I've kind of pushed them away." She said, kicking a pebble off the sidewalk.

"Well that's not good.."

"I know but I just feel like..well before the King and I divorced,, they're the ones that were kind of persuading me to stay with Justin, but they didn't understand why I didn't want to. Even though I explained to them why I shouldn't... And now that things have gotten worse since I chose to go with the divorce, I feel like they.." Iman couldn't choose the right words.

"Like they'll say it's all your fault that you're upset now?" Toni said finishing her sentence.

"Yeah that. I just feel like everything back fired on me..I feel like if I hadn't chose to go along with the divorce I'd still have my kids." She said.

Toni shook his head. "It's not your fault, Iman. You did what you thought was right. You didn't want to stay in a toxic relationship and continue to suffer. You didn't want to continue to hurt. And I understand you. He just wanted to make you hurt even more, so he went low."